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The Global Nuclear Proliferation Challenge
Nuclear proliferation is a major 21st century challenge. Suspect nations seek nuclear weapons and terrorist threats involving weapons of mass destruction are a major concern, domestically and internationally. Issues related to nuclear proliferation also impact the global implementation of peaceful nuclear energy systems that can help enable economic prosperity, avoid greenhouse gas emission, and provide for energy security. |
CN2ST is one of five national Academic Centers of Excellence funded
by the Battelle Energy Alliance and Idaho National Laboratory. Its focus
is to create funded collaborations between UNM faculty and DOE national
laboratory scientists so as
* to develop and apply forefront science and technology to meet today's nuclear proliferation challenges; and * to train students in appropriate science and technology areas to ensure the future supply of scientists and engineers needed to meet tomorrows needs and challenges. |
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CN2ST builds on the following UNM areas of expertise: * Nuclear Computational Modeling and Simulation * Nuclear Criticality Safety * Fission Reactor Parameters, Kinetics * Detector Development and Performance Modeling * Advanced visualization technologies and systems * Robotics - simulation and optimization platforms * Sensor systems and networks * Uncertainty characterization and fuzzy logic |
CN2ST Interaction with UNM departments * Chemical and Nuclear Engineering * Electrical and Computer Engineering * Mechanical Engineering * Civil Engineering * Physics and Astronomy * Center for High Performance Computing * Political Science (OPST - Office of Policy, Security and Technology) |
CN2ST Interfaces with DOE National Labs and U.S. Universities * Idaho National Laboratory * Los Alamos National Laboratory * Sandia National Laboratory * Texas A&M University - National Security Science Policy Institute (NSSPI) |